By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is hard to believe that 2025 is coming to an end! Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar’s Best of 2025 starts here! Here are the 40 original and cover songs that made an impact on me during the year: Resilience Three of my favorite songs of 2025 focused on resilience. Zac […]
Jake’s Take’s New Music Reviews – Week of December 14, 2025
December 12, 2025 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Welcome to the final Jake’s Take’s New Music Reviews of 2025! We got a lot of ground to cover, so let’s start this party! Love & Fear by Zac Brown Band Zac Brown Band released its eighth studio album, Love & Fear. The record might be a follow-up to 2015’s […]
Jake’s Take’s Special – ‘The Challenge 41’ Champ Yeremi Hykel
December 11, 2025 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a thrill to welcome back newly crowned Challenge champion Yeremi Hykel for a special Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast episode. A veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, Yeremi first appeared on Reality TV on The Amazing Race 35, which aired in 2023. He partnered with his brother, Navy veteran Liam, […]
Jake’s Take’s Podcast: Michael Mackie Returns!
December 8, 2025 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com For the final regular podcast of 2025, I am thrilled to welcome back my friend, eight-time Emmy-winning media personality Michael Mackie, to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast! Michael Mackie is a proud Midwesterner. Growing up, he always knew he wanted to be in TV. Or on TV. Or watching […]
Jake’s Take’s 2025 Holiday Special: Toby Gad
December 1, 2025 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is an honor and a privilege to welcome music producer and songwriter Toby Gad to the first Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast Holiday Special! Toby began his career in the late 1980s, when he and his brother Jens had three of their songs featured on controversial music duo Milli […]
Jake’s Take’s New Music Reviews: Week of November 28, 2025
November 27, 2025 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Happy New Music Friday, everyone! To all my United States audience members, I hope that you had an excellent Thanksgiving! As everyone is either heading back to work, traveling home, or waiting in line to cash in the Black Friday deals, you might need some new music to add to your […]
A Conversation with Grey Griffin
November 25, 2025 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a privilege to welcome iconic entertainer and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Grey Griffin to Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar. Since 1996, Grey has performed over 1,500 cartoon voices. She has voiced Vicky from The Fairly OddParents, Mandy from The Grim Adventures of Grim & Mandy, Frankie Foster from Foster’s Home for […]
Jake’s Take’s Podcast Special: D’Andre McKenzie
November 24, 2025 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Welcome to a special edition of The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast! Today, we welcome D’Andre McKenzie to the podcast! A Lee’s Summit, Missouri native, D’Andre McKenzie began his career as a Defensive Back (jersey number 29) for the University of Missouri Tigers football team. After graduating with a double […]
Jake’s Take’s Podcast – Bryan James
November 20, 2025 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a pleasure to welcome actor Bryan James to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. A California native, Bryan James grew up all over the state, living everywhere from San Francisco to San Diego. James did a lot of theatre growing up in different areas of the state. When […]
Jake’s Take’s Podcast – Jennifer Harper
November 17, 2025 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a pleasure to welcome singer-songwriter Jennifer Harper as a guest on the latest edition of The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Raised in a musical family in Washington, D.C., Jennifer was drawn to the piano from a young age. Her early influences included the sounds of Simon & […]
